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As you know we always try to provide some fun activities during the long Hiatus and this year we will be running the popular Episode Cup again. So make sure you sign up (free) and get your picks in. You'll have until 1st July to make your Picks. You can also Create/Join "Mini-Leagues" so that you can compete not only against all Lost fans but also against your friends and other Sites/Forum friends.
Let us know in the comments who think will make it to the semi-finals and final and who are your dark horses? Which are the tough Round matchups?
Greetings Lost fans!
Like last year we're going to use a "March Madness"-style bracket contest! For those of you who don't know what March Madness is, it's a 64 team single elimination tournament featuring the best college basketball teams in the United States. One of the main reasons that March Madness is so revered is because, from the Sunday when the matchups are announced to the Thursday when the games actually start, people go crazy predicting how the tournament is going to transpire through an activity often referred to as "filling out a bracket".
The site we'll be using to fill out our Lost brackets is http://www.dawgsled.com/darkufo, a “home-grown” site that has been used to track March Madness contests for the past few years. We’ve re-wired the site for use in the Lost universe, and we’ve already drawn a (mostly) random bracket of the top 64 episodes in the series.
Your job will be to go to this site and predict the entire tournament--from the first match through the championship final. You'll have until 1st July to get this done. On July 1st, the bracket will "lock", the site will switch over to "scoring and tracking" mode, and the actual matches will begin on DarkUFO's site in exactly the same manner as last year, except that there won't be a "re-draw" after every round.
After every match, the scoreboard on the bracket site will be updated. For every matchup that you correctly forecast the winner for, you'll be awarded points. Throughout the tournament, you'll be able to see where you stand against everyone else in the entire world.
Remember: When you’re filling out your bracket, choose the winning episode based on who you THINK will win, which will sometimes be different than the episode that you WANT to win. For the Final you also need to enter in the % amount that each episode will get in case of a tie.
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OMG the shape of things to come vs the incident in round 1!!!! thats going to be NASTY
I agree, the virtual hat has made a couple of good picks this year. Could be a bloodbath :)
The Incident vs. One of Us is impossible!!! One of Us is like my fav episode but I know the incident will beat it! GGGRRRRR!!!!
Flashes before your eyes vs. Dead is dead!! It's almost impossible to choose!
the shape of things to come VS the incident
my fav ep against the latest finale :((((
As of 9:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, there are exactly 108 entries in the episode cup. Coincidence? Or fate?
Nombre del último Capítulo de la serie:
"Lost"
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PD: Es el nombre del capítulo, se que es el nombre de la serie ;)
Agreed, there are sooo many good match-ups in the first round. "The Incident" and "The Shape of Things to Come" was a brutal choice. Personally, "Shape" is one of my favorite episodes ever and "Incident" was good too but it will win only because it was the most recent episode. And it's Jacob.. so ya, I know "One of Them" will lose too and that is my favorite season 2 episode :( Dang!! I had to make some sacrifices..
Hanna said... Flashes before your eyes vs. Dead is dead!! It's almost impossible to choose! Monday, June 01, 2009 1:07:00 PM
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Remember, you're choosing what everyone else will choose via picks NOT what you want to win.
Both are utterly fantastic but people seem to hate dead is dead with a passion (for some strange reason) and so there's no way I'd choose it on the bracket :)
"Both are utterly fantastic but people seem to hate dead is dead with a passion (for some strange reason) and so there's no way I'd choose it on the bracket :)"
highest season 5 episode in the league table though
The Dharmaville area is very interesting. Follow the Leader vs. Dead is Dead is interesting. I'm guessing Dead is Dead will win... but then it'll be up against either Pilot or This Place is Death. Pilot always does better in these cups than I expect, but This Place is Death vs. Dead is Dead would be an interesting matchup since these episodes are rated almost equally high on the season rankings.
And then the winner of that matchup faces The Incident, which isn't as highly rated as Dead is Dead or This Place is Death, but would it really lose to them?
Interesting stuff.
Yeah I think the winner of The Incident/Shape of Things matchup will go pretty far. So I could really screw up my bracket if I pick wrong!
I picked SOS to go all the way. Rose & Bernard RULE!!!
What ever happened with The Lost Numbers Game? I was in the hospital for 2 weeks...
"What ever happened with The Lost Numbers Game? I was in the hospital for 2 weeks..."
it pretty much failed as he took weeks to post anything and even though he promised to do videos he only did one. we are still waiting for the results for the finale but yeah i gave up on it.
anyone else not get their password yet? I signed up over an hour ago and no password or nothing.
LostInCanada, some email systems will mark the email as Spam/Junk etc Some of them will post hem in your Junk/Spam folder whilst others won't even get that far.
The email should come through within a minute. If not I suggest trying to use a free email like gmail/hotmail etc. Failing that you can try to email dawgsled direct (his email is in the post)
I just completed it. Prediction: the final will be Through The Looking Glass vs. The Incident, with Through The Looking Glass winning by about 60-40. The Constant will be eliminated by The Brig, but even if it's not, The Incident will take care of it later.
I think a lot of people charish "Dead is Dead". I mean, c'mon, it was the ultimate turnaround episode for a major character and all those awesome flashbacks. How can it be hated? It was an instant classic..
But yeah, I guess I'll just say my final four, even if no one remembers. I have, heh, Dead is Dead, Through the Looking Glass, The Constant, and Live Together, Die Alone. LTDA has the easiest road to the final four. Then for the final it was TTLG and Dead is Dead and I have TTLG 53 to 47. So yeah, if Dead is Dead is knocked out first round, I will be screwed. =P ;)
Mine looks like catamongthepigeons until the final four--then I've got The Constant going up against TtLG for the final, with The Constant edging out TtLG--The Constant has matured into a fan favorite and even got a nod from Time magazine as the single best episode of anything on television for last year. I think we're going to see its legs this year.
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"What ever happened with The Lost Numbers Game? I was in the hospital for 2 weeks..."it pretty much failed as he took weeks to post anything and even though he promised to do videos he only did one. we are still waiting for the results for the finale but yeah i gave up on it.
I meant to say thanks for the info. I'll keep my eyes open.
What about The Constant v The variable? There are so many matchups in here that feel like fate... and yet I can't find one episode from the swan region which should be in the final 8
I mean final 4
aye aye aye, some of these matchups? and I thought I was a pro at this at this point.
Don't forget, people vote on these who aren't necessariy playing in the cup. Anyone who happens upon Darks site will see these matchups on the homepage and vote. Last year there were far more votes than there were players in the game. Dead is Dead was one of the top rated episodes of Lost, don't underestimate.
Here's a couple questionables:
TMFT v Orientation
Enter 77 v Catch 22
Pilot v Greatest Hits (aww come on)
The Incident v TSOTTC (that's ashame)
The Economist v MKJ
Several others that i'll have to choose against my own opinions because I know how others feel about them.
Andy, didn't want to bother you with an email, I left a link to your website the Episode Cup (and other hiatus fun stuff) on another website on a thread of Lost fan. Figured you wouldn't mind more traffic to the site. If it's a problem I can delete the link.
Hey Michael, that's fine :) The more the merrier and it's for all Lost fans, no matter what site they normally belong to to participate in.
So spread the word :)
I had to have "The Incident" take it all the way..the first scene alone won that for me! Some tough choices, I had "the Constant" up against "The Variable"..this should be interesting!
My semi final was The Constant VS the Incident... omg.
Semis;
Live Together, Die Alone vs Through the Looking Glass (Parts 1 & 2)
The Incedent vs There's No Place Like Home (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Final
Through the Looking Glass (Parts 1 & 2) vs The Incident
Little dark horses for me are Man from Tallahasse and Greatest Hits.
I finished in the top 20 last year, but with the new divisive season 5 episodes to figure in to the cup this year is terribly difficult to evaluate. Especially, season 5 episodes versus season 4 episodes. Last year was fairly straight forward to pick the winners with the most difficulty coming with season 1 eps. vs each other and then the pairing of the semi-finals.
This year it is wide open and just like peoples opinions of the quality of different season 5 eps. we will be seeing widely different opinions of who is going to win what bracket.
Another interesting factor is going to be how people vote for The Incident. It got quite a few awful and poor votes in it's polling after the episode aired. However, I think there were many people who changed their opinions on The Incident after reading comments and recaps, and for the better; partly over the confusion on what Jacobs flash backs were all about.
In the end, The Incident should do fairly well in The Cup and get quite far!
@Dark, good. Figured you would be OK with it. :)
OK back to picking episodes. Thought it would easier this time, but no.
That's cruel putting Greatest Hits up against the Pilot. :-(
Poor Charlie.
I've not had time to do this yet, but from these comments it sounds like my brain will implode when seeing the matches! Oh dear, give me strength.
One of the hardest things I've ever done.
I see a lot of Through the Looking Glass predictions for the final four, but is it really going to get past Deux Ex Machina, and LaFleur that easily?
My final 2 are Through the Looking Glass, and The Incident. When I think hard about it, I have trouble putting any other episode ahead of these.
You know what we need Dark. We need a table to compare all of these episodes that runs all next year, or perhaps after next season once the series is complete.
Break them down into groups of ten, and each episode gets a 4-7 day vote vs each of the other episodes in the group, one at a time. Then take the top 2 or 3 out of each group and run them through a bracket.
It would take awhile, but I'd have a good time with that, and it would give us a great idea of where middle of the road episodes like Enter 77, or One of Them stand.
Wow, some great first round matchups. "Shape of Things to Come" vs. "The Incident"? Ridiculously tough. In the end, though, I think it's inevitable that we'll see "Through the Looking Glass" vs. "The Constant". My choice: "TTLG" in a tight vote.
Does anyone know why I can't even get on dawgsled.com...???? It's telling me there's an "Internal Server Error"....???
Maybe I'll just try again later...
Kevin said... Wow, some great first round matchups. "Shape of Things to Come" vs. "The Incident"? Ridiculously tough. In the end, though, I think it's inevitable that we'll see "Through the Looking Glass" vs. "The Constant". My choice: "TTLG" in a tight vote.
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That's my championship bracket too. Constant won last year (by a significant amount for a final) so I have it winning again.
Season 5 was pretty solid, but no one episode except dead is dead really shined as amazing... but due to the cruel random hat, it's out early in my bracket.
So... I'm going with the constant this year (last year I had the constant losing in the finale. I won't make that mistake again :) )
Would anybody disagree that the top ten, in no particular order are as follows:
Through The Looking Glass
The Incident
Pilot
Live Together, Die Alone
The Constant
Dead Is Dead
Deux Ex Machina
LaFleur
The Man Behind The Curtain
Exodus
What else would you include? Do No Harm, The Brig?
@Locke4God i wouldn't have The Incident or Lafleur in the top 10. I would probably put The Brig and TMFT in it.
i actually think LaFleur will make the final 4...honestly i disagree 100% but some people just really thought that episode was amazing so i think it will finish high
some toughies
through the looking glass vs. cabin fever. victor TTLG
Pilot vs. Incident. (The single hardest on to vote upon) Victor (after 30 minutes of thought) The Incident.
Constant vs. There's No Place Like Home. Victor- Constant
TTLG Vs Incident. Victor Incident By 58%
A Bunch of these might change as i do my first rewatch of the year.
@DBvortex11 - That's the tough part. I don't know if I would change your vote once you rewatch them. Remember 90% of people voting on this aren't doing rewatches. They're voting on name recognition and their initial impressions, or if they remember who the episode was about. I'd almost say on that basis any Sawyer, Locke, or Ben episode is beating nearly anything else outside of a premier or finale.
I suppose this is silly but I still liked Flashes Before Your Eyes more so than Dead is Dead. And The Life and Death of Jeremy Benthem is eliminated by the Lie. Meet Kevin Johnson beats Economist. Does anyone else agree or am I crazy?
Sleebs let me give you a small bitof advice. If you go with those picks you will find yourself with one screwed up bracket. I Guarantee you!
This competition is not about what you prefer of think is best. It is about what the majority thinks is best. VERY VERY different!!!!
The whole Dharmaville Region is a toss up. Most of these will end up being 51% to 49% with the winner being a toss up. I have the pilot going up against dead is dead and then the incident, but can the incident beat the shape of things to come? Impossible to pick. A number of people are going with The Incident, and I do think it will go far, but I have a hard time believing it will beat The Constant. Although, my personal choice would be in favor of this episode vs most eps.
My bracket is full, but I am going to keep looking at it and possible make some changes before july 1st.
I'm struggling with a few of the early brackets, mainly..
Man of Science, Man of Faith vs Par Avion
and Because You Left vs Two For the Road
But either way, it's still inevitable that The Constant will come up trumps. Maybe not in my eyes, but that's not what this is about. :)
@Sleebs: I agree with you, I had FBYE knocking out Dead is Dead in the first round. I think the people who visit this site in the off-season are more likely to remember older episodes. Especially a quality episode as Flashes.
@Neo,
Why does this years cup seem so difficult? I suppose your original post about the devisiveness of season 5 has thrown a huge wrench in the game, starting with round 1 and The Incident v TSOTTC. For now my Dharmaville Region stands like yours, subject to change.
What's your thoughts on The Constant losing steam due to the absence of Desmond in season 5?
Oh and you are so right, what the majority thinks is someetimes the polar opposite of what we as individuals may think when it comes to voting and ITA with your advice to sleebs, spot on.
My achilles heel seems to be The Swan Region. We have 3 premiers/finales along with some very strong Locke episodes and a highly rated Sawyer episode, so between The Swan and my questionable pick of The Incident where I thought this year would be a breeze, it's turned into a monsoon. One last note, Walkabout :(
I really don't see the constant as losing steam. It has almost taken on a life of it's own as a fan favorite. I personally couldn't pick anything to beat it, but maybe through the looking glass will get to it in the final; not on my bracket though. My personal favorite lost episode is Live together die alone with the season 4 finale close behind. I am also a big fan of white rabbit.
As far as the swan goes I have the man from Tallahassee vs live together die alone in the final eight.
I think the most difficult pick so far is the incident vs the shape of things to come. Picks which ever wins will end up in the final eight. if not 4.
I gotta go with dead is dead over flashes but it is a total toss up.
Just picked out my bracket, two suprises in the semi finals. By the way after years of lerking ive made an account woooooooo!!!!!!!
what i had in my bracket was the constant and the season 3 finale and the finale beat it by barely
I am surprised to see so many people having "The Incident" in their final four. In my opinion, "The Shape of Things to Come" was better.
However, "Walkabout" with "Through the Looking Glass" is easily the hardest early decision to make. If it could be, those would both be in my top four. I have to go with "Walkabout" though. "Through the Looking Glass" may have saved LOST and brought its steam back, but "Walkabout" created that steam and gave LOST its original life.
This is a great bracket. However, I believe people are picking episodes based on its mythology value, not how good its story telling is- and the story is how everyone should judge the episodes. "The Shape of Things to Come" is better in my book because of its story telling- It was very focused and emotional. "The Incident" was good, but that's it. It was all over the place with story, and the only time I felt connected was with the Sawyer/Juliet moment at the end. ALSO, I just don't like the "Jughead-Reset" idea.
Rant over. I'll say again, this is a very good bracket. Brings lots of fun during the hiatus.
What do you think about The Man From Tallahassee chances? At the time the ep. aired, people seemed to have gone mad with excitment, but after three/four years, could the ep. have a chance against most recent ones? Do people really remember it well enough to vote for it? Because if they do, I think it can go far in the bracket, especially if we take into account the competition it is up against.
@neoloki,
Thanks for your input, completely forgot to come back to see if you responded. A week away to make changes, still not happy with TSOTTC over The Incident, and recently watched TMFT...what an impact that episode had! A wrong pick here will have an impact on the rest of the bracket, but i'd never pick either them to win
Just looked back at my bracket, in fact I did go with LT,DA to the final 4 but have a conflict with TMFT and Lockdown, can't help it, love Lockdown where likely TBOTE will take out Lockdown, I don't agree.
Flashes v DID may be a toss up but had to go with DID even though I just watched Flashes and it was an awesome episode.
Ah, this Dharmaville Bracket could get ugly.
So yes, we have the same episode to win, but i'm not happy having Walkabout lose to TTLG in round 2, there's another tough call.
@Paolo, don't know. Been comparing last years bracket to get an idea, not really helping. Sometimes I think people tend to remember things they've seen most recently.
Also @ Connor, you make good points, the thing is TTLG made it to the F2 last year. Walkabout made it to the Elite 8 last year losing to The Pilot to get into the F4. Interesting enough, TMFT lost to TTLG in Round 2, then proceeded to knock out The Brig AND the season 4 finale, then The Pilot to make in to the F2. Some heavy duty episodes there.
Well, looking at my bracket now 2 weeks removed from when I finished it, not liking the way it looks. Same thing I did last year.
Michael,
Just bought the rest of Lost on blu-ray (seasons 1-3) with a new av receiver and font speakers (Polk) and OH BOY it has been nice.
This probably my 5th or 6th complete re-watch and I am enjoying season 2 much more. Shannons flashback is the worst of the entire series but with LT,DA finishing the season and my favorite all time Lost episode, the season is redeemed. One thing though,I never have been a fan of Walkabout. I mean it is a good episode but for me it's just kinda ok. TMFT is much better and when I first watched it I was blown away.
Well, it seems our picks our pretty similar. What is your name on the bracket? Is it the same? Let's stay in touch through the competition. If I finish anywhere near where I did last year I will be happy. But shoot'n to break the top ten.
I'm having TTLG vs. Constant in the Final 2. Isn't this the same as last year? I wonder if Constant will win again this year as it is the same as last year. Feels like deja vu lol.
Tough choice at first but after a few round it became easier(Constant get many easy win in my bracket except in the 1st round vs. Jughead) I had Incident vs. Constant in final 4 and if I chose Incident beating Constant in that round I will have Incident winning the bracket but instead I had Constant winning and TTLG beating Constant in final round. I think this year bracket will be nasty.
I procrastinated making my pics, but better late than never :)
I should have gone back and looked at my picks again and revised them, but oh well.
Best of luck to all involved!